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Denver’s long-awaited climb to the championship peak was met by admiration from peers and onlookers alike. Here are some of the best reactions to the Nuggets’ title-winning night on Monday. And, if you missed it, here’s a look at the Nuggets’ celebrations and reaction to the Game 5 victory. Congratulations to NBA Finals MVP Nikola Jokic!! 600 points, 269 rebounds and 190 assists in the Playoffs? The first in NBA history to lead the Playoffs in all 3?🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 — Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) June 13, 2023 Congrats to the Denver @Nuggets and the remarkable finals MVP Nikola Jokić for bringing home the franchise’s first NBA Championship! — Barack Obama (@BarackObama) June 13, 2023 Happy for the Nuggets, beautiful Team basketball all year around. Failed over and over in the previous years, didn’t quit on their guys. And Nikola Jokic will finally get the respect he deserves! 👏🏽🏆 — Rudy Gobert (@rudygobert27) June 13, 2023 Denver deserved it this year. Congrats to them.! — Trae Young (@TheTraeYoung) June 13, 2023 joker still ain’t reacting, someone tell him he’s an nba champ lol — Clint Capela (@CapelaClint) June 13, 2023 There is something really cool about the name Nikola #FinalsMVP — Nikola Vucevic

Illustration: Aïda Amer/AxiosTwitter's new CEO Linda Yaccarino wrote up some inspirational comments for her new staff in an e-mail on Monday, exhorting them to "reach across aisles, create new partnerships, celebrate new voices, and build something together that can change the world."Yes, but: The man who hired her, the company's billionaire owner Elon Musk, spent the weekend posting sophomoric messages that reeked at times of misogyny and transphobia.Why it matters: Yaccarino's job is to rescue Twitter's business, but Musk shows no interest in moderating behavior and positions that have helped drive many of the platform's advertisers away.Details: In addition to several anti-trans tweets and replies, Musk also took pot shots at Apple, one of the site's biggest advertisers. One tweet suggested that mushrooms could produce a much cheaper augmented reality than Apple's $3,500 headset, while another praised augmented reality as amazing by showing a photo illustration of what looks like a weapon targeting screen replacing the head of a stereotypically buxom female sitting in front of a plate of waffles.Between the lines: Yaccarino, a former NBCUniversal advertising executive, has built her reputation creating environments that advertisers pay a premium for, while Musk is equally known for being unable to stop

Plus: More news you can use today. Meta intends to launch its new Twitter clone soon, Project 92. Celebs such as the Dalai Lama and Oprah are already early-stage users of the Twitter-like social media network, The Verge reported. “The new standalone app will be based on Instagram and integrate with ActivityPub, the decentralized social media protocol,” The Verge reported. Users can also transfer their followers from Instagram, according to Forbes. The app is currently known by its internal name of Project 92, but its final name could be Threads, according to Forbes. Meta’s Chief Product Officer of Facebook Chris Cox said creators and public figures talked about wanting a platform “that is sanely run,” a clear jab at Twitter’s erratic leadership since Elon Musk took control. The company’s main goal for Project 92 to ensure that creators know the platform is a “stable place to build and grow their audiences.” According to Forbes, the app will look like Twitter, according to screenshots The Verge reported. Project 92 will feature verified users, tout a like and reshare button and there will be a place for messaging, according to the article. Why it matters: Project 92, aka Threads, is in the

Fox News has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Tucker Carlson, alleging that the conservative network’s former star anchor breached his contract by launching a new show on Twitter, according to a source familiar with the matter.Carlson, a firebrand right-wing media personality known for spreading conspiracy theories, parted ways with Fox News in late April, days after the network agreed to pay almost $800 million to Dominion Voting Systems to avert a high-stakes defamation trial.“Fox News continues to ignore the interests of its viewers, not to mention its shareholder obligations,” Harmeet Dhillon, one of Carlson’s lawyers, said in a statement. “Doubling down on the most catastrophic programming decision in the history of the cable news industry, Fox is now demanding that Tucker Carlson be silent until after the 2024 election. “Tucker will not be silenced by anyone,” she added.The news of the cease-and-desist letter was first reported by Axios. NBC News has not seen the letter, but the source familiar with the matter confirmed that all the details in the Axios report were accurate. Top spokespeople at Fox News did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment.The first installment of Carlson’s new show, "Tucker on Twitter," debuted June 6. In a roughly

The wait for an ICC trophy for the Indian fans continued as the Rohit Sharma-led side lost in the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023 final against Australia on Day 5 at the Oval in London.After reaching a score of 164/3, India experienced a sudden and dramatic collapse, losing 7 wickets during the morning session and ultimately succumbing to a crushing 209-run defeat. This marked India’s second consecutive loss in a WTC final, as they had previously been defeated by New Zealand in the inaugural edition’s title clash back in 2021.The turning point occurred when Virat Kohli went after a wide delivery outside off and ended up nicking it, resulting in a brilliant catch by Steve Smith at second slip. This turned out to be the decisive blow. In the same over, Scott Boland struck again, dismissing Ravindra Jadeja. From that point on, the match became completely one-sided.Despite being expensive, Mitchell Starc managed to dismiss Ajinkya Rahane, who was India’s top run-scorer in the game. The tailenders couldn’t offer much resistance, as Australia’s esteemed offspinner, Nathan Lyon, ended up with a four-wicket haul. Australia, after being asked to bat first, took control with a big total. India spent the entire Test

Twitter has been trying to renegotiate its contract with Google since at least MarchIANS, San Francisco, Jun 11 2023, 14:46 istupdated: Jun 11 2023, 17:07 istElon Musk-run Twitter has reportedly refused to pay Google Cloud bills as its contract comes up for renewal this month.According to a report in Platformer, unless Twitter pays up or works something out, "its access could be cut off on June 30th when their contract ends".Prior to Musk acquiring the micro-blogging platform for $44 billion in October last year, the company signed a multi-year contract with Google to host services related to fighting spam, removing child sexual abuse material (CSAM) and protecting accounts.Also Read | Twitter to pay verified creators for ads in replies, Musk saysIf Twitter fails to pay Google Cloud, its trust and safety teams can be left crippled.Twitter has been trying to renegotiate its contract with Google since at least March."It had also delayed payments to Amazon Web Services (AWS), leading the company to threaten withholding advertising payments," the report noted.Also Read | Twitter to offer crowdsourced fact-check feature to curb fake images, videosSmyte, a company Twitter acquired in 2018 that offers tools to stop abuse and harassment, is among the services currently running

Listen to This ArticleYour browser does not support the audio element. New Twitter CEO Linda Yaccarino on Saturday said that no other platform has the power Twitter has and they are going to make history. Yaccarino, who replaced Elon Musk as Twitter CEO earlier this week, said that week one has been intoxicating. "No other platform has this power and no other place has the people I've met this week. Stay tuned -- we're making history," she said in a tweet. Twitter's mission is crystal clear and "everyone's invited -- creators, presidential candidates, everyone in between," Yaccarino added. Yaccarino, former Chairman of Global Advertising and Partnerships at NBC Universal, also hired Joe Benarroch who worked with her as executive vice president at NBC Universal. "Week one has been intoxicating. There's absolutely nothing like Twitter, its people, all of you. And I'm here for ALL of it," she further posted. Yaccarino joined Twitter at the time when its US ad sales plunged 59 per cent in April and the month of May did not look bright either. According to The New York Times, Twitter's US advertising revenue for the five weeks from April 1 to the first week of May was

The federal indictment against Donald Trump was made public on Friday (June 9), detailing charges surrounding the former president’s handling of government documents after leaving the White House.Among the 44-page historical indictment listing the 37 felony counts against Trump was a section that caught the eye of multiple Twitter users. “In August or September 2021, at The Bedminster Club, Trump showed a representative of his political action committee who did not possess a security clearance a classified map related to a military operation,” the indictment reads, as Twitter users began speculating and connecting the statement to a 2022 interview Kid Rock had with conservative commentator Tucker Carlson.More from BillboardDoja Cat Spotted Kissing Comedian J. Cyrus on a BoatDrake Seemingly Confirms Lilah Pi Romance With Sweet Birthday PostAsk Billboard: How Historic Have Morgan Wallen & Taylor Swift's Recent Chart Reigns Been?“We’re looking at maps and s—, and I’m like, ‘Am I supposed to be in on this s—?’ Kid Rock — a longtime and outspoken supporter of Trump — told the Fox News anchor, who broke out into laughter. “I make dirty records sometimes. ‘What do you think we should do about North Korea?’ I’m like, ‘What? I don’t think I’m qualified

After months of brainstorming and scheming, Meta is getting closer to releasing a Twitter clone to the world, according to a new report from The Verge. The company’s pitch is simple. Execs claim they will offer “a platform that is sanely run.”Nobody’s Really Watching ReelsOn Thursday night, The Verge reported that Meta chief product officer Chris Cox showed employees a preview of “Project 92,” a code name for a project Cox called “our response to Twitter” in a company-wide meeting. As explained by The Verge, Project 92 is Meta’s new standalone text app that looks a lot like Instagram’s comment section. Meta executives are purportedly considering naming the app “Threads,” the same name given to its dead Instagram messaging app, although the decision is not final.According to The Verge, Threads (or whatever it ends up being called) will integrate with the decentralized social media protocol ActivityPub, which aims to untether social content from specific apps and make it more widely accessible. It will use Instagram’s account system to quickly generate users’ profiles. “We’ve been hearing from creators and public figures who are interested in having a platform that is sanely run, that they believe that they can trust and rely

A Twitter employee shared a photo of Linda Yaccarino's tweet framed on the office wall. The tweet was her response to a Wired article which said she was "teetering on the glass cliff." Last November, Elon Musk had a joke about putting cocaine in Coca-Cola put on display as well. Loading Something is loading. Thanks for signing up! Access your favorite topics in a personalized feed while you're on the go. Linda Yaccarino, the new Twitter CEO, has joined Elon Musk in having one of her tweets framed on the office walls of her new company.That's according to a photo, which appears to be of Twitter's San Francisco headquarters, shared by an employee on Wednesday.The Yaccarino tweet in question was in response to a Wired article – "Linda Yaccarino is teetering on the glass cliff" – which suggested her appointment was indicative of a pattern where companies in crisis appoint women to take over."As someone used to wearing 4 inch heels, let's be crystal clear: I don't teeter," Yaccarino tweeted May 24. And either she or some other Twitter employee must be quite proud of this retort, because it's now been put on display in the headquarters.It looks like it's